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Skalavik Destination Guide

Discover Skalavik in Iceland

Skalavik in the region of Westfjords is a place located in Iceland - some 149 mi or ( 239 km ) North of Reykjavík , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Skalavik

Local time in Skalavik is now 12:54 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sauðárkrókur, Stadur, Selfoss, Reykjavík, and Keflavík. When in this area, you might want to check out Sauðárkrókur . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Skalavik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Iceland summer 2008

4:01 min by 2rockis2live
Views: 1527 Rating: 4.20

a few videos from my trip to iceland with george to see valgeir in the town of sudureyri. its not that great, but we had an amazing time and iceland is the best :) ..

Flying and Biking in 24 hours

3:51 min by dabb
Views: 1180 Rating: 5.00

I made the music myself. This is a trip we did with short notice in Iceland as the weather was fine. We flew to Isafjordur in the evening of July 2nd, 1:45hrs flight and rented bikes. We cycled to Bol ..


Island 2010 3/3

8:53 min by offroadscout
Views: 390 Rating: 5.00

Part three of a 4200km trip through Iceland in August 2010. through the highlands, north west fjords, Sprengisladur, Laugafell, Bolungarvik ..

G 8

6:07 min by EnterBrighthouse
Views: 44 Rating: 0.00

Verslunarmannahelgi 2008 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Latrar Air Station

Latrar Air Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 153.2 miles north of Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland. It was closed on 28 June 2006 as part of the closure of United States military facilities in Iceland.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.18 -23.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Closed facilities of the United States Air Force, Radar stations of the United States Air Force in Iceland

Suðureyri

Suðureyri is a small Icelandic fishing village perched on the tip of the 13 km-long Súgandafjörður in the Westfjords. The community was isolated for years by the huge mountains and rough road that led over them. Now it is connected to Ísafjörður by a 5 km tunnel. The village has tours set up to allow visitors to experience traditional Icelandic life firsthand. This includes going out on original fishing boats or visiting the fish factory in town.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.12 -23.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Fishing villages, Populated places in Iceland

Flateyri

Flateyri is a village situated in Iceland's Westfjords. With a population of approximately 237, it is the largest settlement in Önundarfjörður.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.05 -23.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Iceland

Vestfjarðagöng

Vestfjarðagöng is the longest tunnel in Iceland, located in Vestfirðir in northwestern Iceland. It has a length of 9,113 m and was opened in September 1996.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.05 -23.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Tunnels completed in 1996, Tunnels in Iceland